As a community, we’ve built a culture where every student is supported to achieve their full potential This commitment lies at the heart of our academic success and is reflected daily in the hard work, enthusiasm, and inspiration that fill our school
Our curriculum is designed to challenge, inspire, and prepare students for life beyond school. By combining the strengths of both A Level and Scottish SQA
Higher qualifications, we offer genuine flexibility and choice in the Upper Sixth year This ensures that every student can progress with confidence, fully equipped for the next stage of their journey.
Deputy Head Learning and Teaching
CELEBRATING MERCHISTON’S ACADEMIC RESULTS
In today’ s competitive and global workplace, it is important that your son leaves school having achieved the very best of which he is capable, equipped for his next step. This booklet showcases the formidable academic performance of our boys Here are some of the key facts and figures:
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38% of A- Level results were A*/A (national average was 28%)
21% of A-Level results were A*
98% pass rate
55% of GCSE results were Grade 7 or above
89% of grades at GCSE were 9–4
To be fully prepared for the next stage, your son will also need social and life skills in abundance These are, of course, much harder to measure in a booklet We hope you will visit us, meet the boys and let them tell you what they have gained here, above and beyond their academic success.
GCSE RESULTS
RESULT GRADE 9
GRADES 9/8
GRADES 9/8/7
GRADES 9–4 (
SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY — NAT 5
A LEVEL RESULTS
MOVING ON
Many of this year ’ s leavers will be taking up places at top UK universities - the destinations are shown on the following pages Some of these pupils will be taking time away from their academic studies to experience living and working overseas as part of their gap year Their careers at Merchiston prepare them well as they embark on their future study; we equip them not just with the results they require to follow their chosen path, but also with essential life skills
UNIVERSITY COURSES 2025
Teachers in the Maths Department are not only flawless in teaching, but also good at being mentors! You all stunned me, as I had not come across any teacher like you in Hong Kong.
FORMER PUPIL
UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS
Abertay University
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff University
Coventry University
Durham University
Edinburgh Napier University
Heriot-Watt University
Imperial College London
Leeds Beckett University
Loughborough University
Newcastle University
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Oxford Brookes University
University of Reading
Royal Agricultural University
The University of Edinburgh
University College London
University of Aberdeen
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow
University of Leeds
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of St Andrews
University of Warwick
University of York
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Whatever they are harnessing in terms of my son’s enthusiasm for learning, if you could bottle it you could make a fortune - they have generations of experience teaching boys and know what makes boys tick.
PARENT
